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Always both sides. I could never figure out how to feed on just one side!

For most of my BF journey he took only one side and was totally satisfied. I would always offer the other breast if he was awake and he only very rarely wanted it. Towards the very end (the last few months) when I knew I was producing a lot less, I would offer both sides, and he would take it.

One side, except for at night when he usually takes both sides.

I always fed only one side until he got bigger and wanted way more food. Now he drains both boobs.

@Ms.Badger: I'm the opposite. With my first it was almost always both sides. This time she usually takes one side. I had an oversupply in the beginning though so I had to do some block feeding to get it down to normal anyway. Before bed we do both to get her nice and full.

One side. Sometimes she takes both before bed.

@Foodnerd81: same as you! First son took both sides, second son takes just one and is gaining more weight, go figure. Also had an oversupply!

During the day, both sides. In the middle of the night, just one, unless she's still upset. For a long while, it was one side, then 15 minutes after she was done she'd want the second side.

Both sides, unless she fell asleep on one

From birth she only ever did one side (and fast!). At some point maybe 10-11 months we started doing both sides at night before bed and naps on the weekends.

usually one side per feed, unless its bedtime feed and she is unsettled. then I do right boob first, then left boob as she is easier to transfer to cot from that side.

One side. If she still seems hungry, I'll offer the other side and sometimes she'll take it. We're only 1 month in and I have an oversupply so the lactation consultant recommended one side per feeding to try to decrease it a little bit.

@autumnlove: I do 10-15 on each side, almost every time. The LC said to do that, I thought that was the norm! Hm! His feeding in MOTN sometimes is just one side.

@autumnlove: just one. Very rarely do I use both in the same session.

@Ginabean3: @pachamama: that's me every morning until 10 ish. I feed her around 6/6:30 and have to wait until she's hungry again to use the other and she hasn't even drained the initial one used. One huge boob and often sore until a few hours later...but it only happens in the mornings.